Posted on 03/03/2024 5:02:55 AM PST by Alas Babylon!
MASTERS OF WAR
by Bob Dylan
Come you masters of war
You that build the big guns
You that build the death planes
You that build all the bombs
You that hide behind walls
You that hide behind desks
I just want you to know
I can see through your masks
You that never done nothin’
But build to destroy
You play with my world
Like it’s your little toy
You put a gun in my hand
And you hide from my eyes
And you turn and run farther
When the fast bullets fly
Like Judas of old
You lie and deceive
A world war can be won
You want me to believe
But I see through your eyes
And I see through your brain
Like I see through the water
That runs down my drain
You fasten all the triggers
For the others to fire
Then you sit back and watch
When the death count gets higher
You hide in your mansion
While the young people’s blood
Flows out of their bodies
And is buried in the mud
You’ve thrown the worst fear
That can ever be hurled
Fear to bring children
Into the world
For threatening my baby
Unborn and unnamed
You ain’t worth the blood
That runs in your veins
How much do I know
To talk out of turn
You might say that I’m young
You might say I’m unlearned
But there’s one thing I know
Though I’m younger than you
That even Jesus would never
Forgive what you do
Let me ask you one question
Is your money that good?
Will it buy you forgiveness
Do you think that it could?
I think you will find
When your death takes its toll
All the money you made
Will never buy back your soul
And I hope that you die
And your death will come soon
I’ll follow your casket
By the pale afternoon
And I’ll watch while you’re lowered
Down to your deathbed
And I’ll stand over your grave
‘Til I’m sure that you’re dead
I get it, lets hope more and more patriots do as well.
Thanks. Sounds like a path to an end.
Always appreciate your concise summaries, data , and insights based on your experience
Love him or hate him Dylan prophetic in many of his songs
Dylan steered clear of partisan politics. His “Masters of War” was written in 1963 before we got involved in Vietnam. It appears to be more directed at what Eisenhower warned us about, I.e., the military-industrial complex.
It is amazing how relevant it sounds today. Who is really profiting from the war in Ukraine?
It is amazing how relevant it sounds today. Who is really profiting from the war in Ukraine?
So true.its like a modern day commentary.
Unlike CSNY and “ tin soldiers and Nixon coming “ Dylan was deeper in his analogies
Big news. Nuland is retiring. Could this presage a change in our policy towards Ukraine?
Victoria Nuland, the third-highest ranking U.S. diplomat and frequent target of criticism for her hawkish views on Russia and its actions in Ukraine, will leave her post this month, the State Department said Tuesday.
Good riddence
Another deep state actor with. Blood on her hands and probably mega rich like the many DC phonies
Good riddence
Another deep state actor with. Blood on her hands and probably mega rich like the many DC phonies
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